Founder- AAKANSHA MAHESHWARI

Choreographer | Instructor | Performer
bollypopla@gmail.com

@bollypop _la

Born and raised in Delhi, Aakansha Maheshwari spent over a decade training in Indian classical Bharatanatyam under Guru Geeta Chandran and has performed across India.

In 2012 Aakansha moved to Los Angeles and founded BollyPop. Her desire was to bring Indian dance to all in a fun and approachable way.

Currently she teaches multiple children’s classes reaching over 100 children weekly. She also helps adults get moving through her dance fitness classes.

Aakansha recently worked on Disney’s Freakier Friday as one of the choreographers. She is also known for performing and leading big crowds at color festivals across the US and Canada, as well as being invited to conduct Diwali workshops in companies like Google, Warner Bros, JPL and Snap.

In 2020, Aakansha co-founded Kalbeliya World, an online dance platform to support folk artists from Rajasthan. She also works regularly with Manav Sadhna NGO in Gujarat, teaching dance to children in slum communities.

CLASSES

SCHEDULE FOR ADULTS

SALT LAKE CITY
Mondays 7:30-8:30 PM
BollyPop Beginner Choreography for Adults at Ladu Dance Studio, Sandy
Instructor- Sarika Nayak

Tuesday 6-7 PM
BollyPop Dance Fitness for Adults at Riverton Community Center
Instructor- Isha Patel

Thursday 6:30-7:30 PM
BollyPop Dance Fitness for Adults at Ladu Dance Studio, Sandy

schedule FOR KIDS

Email us- bollypopla@gmail.com

SANTA MONICA
on MONDAYS
Adrian’s Place Studio
1806 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica
3:30-4:30 PM (4-6 yrs with Aakansha)
4:30-5:30 PM (7-9yrs with Aakansha and Madhavi)
6:00-7:00 PM (10-14 yrs with Aakansha)

HERMOSA BEACH
on TUESDAYS
Hermosa Beach Community Center
710 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach
4-5 PM (8-11 yrs with Aakansha)
5:00-6:00 PM (9-14 yrs with Aakansha- Intermediate)

SHERMAN OAKS
on WEDNESDAYS
Soho Dance Studio, Tower Room
14261 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks
3:40-4:30 PM (3-5 yrs with Madhavi) Open Spots
4:40-5:30 PM (6-10 yrs with Madhavi) Open Spots

HERMOSA BEACH
on THURSDAYS
Hermosa Beach Community Center
710 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach

3:40-4:30 PM (4-6 yrs with Aakansha and 2.5-4 yrs with Madhavi)
4:40-5:30 PM (5-7 yrs with Aakansha and 5-7 yrs with Madhavi)
5:30-6:30 PM (7-9 yrs with Aakansha)

BRENTWOOD
on THURSDAYS
Soho Dance LA
1618 Cotner Ave, Los Angeles
4:45-5:45 PM (6-8yrs with Nivedita) Open Spots

BEVERLY GROVE
on FRIDAYS
Dance Space
8250 W 3rd St Suite 206, Los Angeles
4:50-5:50 PM (5-8 yrs with Aakansha)

Dance Space Studio C
848 N La Cienega blvd, Suite 206, West Hollywood
5-6 PM (2.5-4 yrs with Madhavi) Open Spots

SALT LAKE CITY (SANDY)
on THURSDAYS
Ladu Dance Studio
57 W 10600 S, Sandy, UT 84070

5:30-6:30 PM (4-6 yrs with Isha) Open Spots
6:30-7:30 PM (9-12 yrs with Isha) Open Spots

on FRIDAYS
5:00-6:00 PM (6-8 yrs with Sarika)
6:00-7:00 PM (9-12 yrs with Sarika)

services

Group & Private Lessons

ADULT CLASSES

DANCE FITNESS AND CHOREOGRAPHY

BollyPop Dance Fitness is a 60 min high energy cardio workout with easy to follow moves and choreography. The class enables one to build overall strength and extends one's dancing style and skills. The playlist comprises of the top Bollywood hits and also Latin, Hip Hop and Egyptian music. Get ready to shake, swerve, move and groove across various continents in this multicultural, adventurous wonderland of dance fun!

BollyPop Choreography Class has a new exciting routine that you can learn in 60 mins every week. The choreography is beginner friendly and the repetitions help you perfect your movements. If you have a desire to be a performer, this is the class for you!

KIDS CLASSES

KIDS CHOREOGRAPHY AND MOMMY & ME

Kids BollyPop is a culmination of fun dance movements and joyful Indian music that leads to an incredibly enjoyable and stimulating environment for kids. The kids learn and understand the culture of India through the art form and also grow into strong dancers with good posture, technique, grace and confidence. Our Mommy & Me class brings together generations to celebrate culture. Both these classes are conducted using Indian film, classical and folk music. We work on gaining flexibility by practicing yoga at the beginning of each class. It is like being at a Bollywood Dance Party which leads to an incredible multicultural experience!

WEDDING CHOREOGRAPHY

FIRST DANCE & SANGEET

We work with couples to choreograph a first dance that is unique to each individual’s style and ability. We make sure that we leave you stress free with ample training for the biggest day of your life. We work with all ages and levels in-person, on zoom and also send pre-recorded instruction videos to family members and friends of the couple.

Bringing Indian Dance to Schools and Universities

OUR OFFERINGS

BOLLYPOP AT SCHOOLS

Special Assembly Performance + Follow-Along Workshop to celebrate AAPI month, Diwali, Holi, Eid and many other South Asian Festivals
Artist-in-residence Program for a class (8-10 weeks) that concludes with a Showcase by the students.
Choreography for school events
After School Program

BollyPop has been to over 60 schools

Archer School for girls

Bel Air Preschool

Barnhart School

Brentwood Pres School

Brentwood School

Buckley School

Campbell Hall School

Cassidy Preschool

Castle Heights Elementary

Cate School

Center for Early Education

Chandler School

Citizens of the world L.A.

Crossroads Elementary School

Curtis School

Discovery School

Dixie Canyon Elementary

El Marino Elementary

El Rincon Elementary

El Rodeo

Farragut School

First Pres Nursery Santa Monica

Fountain Day School

Granada Hills Charter

Grand View Manhattan Beach

Grant Elementary Santa Monica

Gulliver School, Miami

Harvard Westlake School

Hilcrest Elementary

International school of LA- LILA

John Thomas Dye School

Kiddie Academy

La Ballona Elementary

Landels Elementary

La Paz

Little dolphins by the sea

Luther Burbank Middle School

Manhattan Academy

Marymount High School

Meadows Elementary

Montessori Shir-Hashirim

Mirman School

Oakwood School

Peninsula Montessori

Pennekamp Elementary

Piper Preschool

Rolling hills country day school

Seven arrows elementary

Shir-Hashirim Montessori

Short Avenue elementary

Star prep academy

St. James Episcopal

St. Martin of Tours

The First School Santa Monica

UCLA Lab school

Village school

Westside neighborhood school

Willows Community School

Windward school

Woodland hills private school

Madhavi Narayanan
Instructor- Los Angeles

Madhavi's dancing career began as a toddler when her mother would dress her up along with her two sisters to dance to popular Tamil tunes like "Uppu Karavadu." Starting at age 3, Madhavi trained in ballet, tap, jazz, and lyrical at All That Dance in Seattle, WA. When she was a teenager Madhavi was thrilled to find a Bharatanatyam guru in Seattle and went on to complete her Arangetram in 2013. Madhavi's love of Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan encouraged her to start teaching and dancing Bollywood dance in college where she co- directed Harvard Ghungroo, the largest-student run show on campus. Madhavi has taught dance in many places around the world such as Morocco and South Africa.

Instagram- @madhavionthemove
Facebook- @Madhavi Narayanan

Sarika Nayak
Instructor- Salt Lake City

Born and raised in Odisha in India, Sarika spent around 12 years training in the Indian classical dance form called Odissi under Guru Shri Niranjan Rout.

After moving to the US, Sarika brought Indian dance to – Festival of Colors USA, Annual Polynesian Event, ISA- Annual Indian Students Association Event and many more. She has conducted workshops at Repertory dance theatre, Salt Lake community college, Birmingham University, UVU – Salt Lake and Granite school district.

Instagram- @sarikabollypoputah
Facebook - @BollyPop Utah

Isha Patel
Instructor- Salt Lake City

Isha hails from the city of Bollywood cinema: Mumbai, India, where she spent around 10 years training in the Indian classical Bharatanatyam and folk dance. Being a full-time Urban Designer working towards the betterment of the communities and cities, PEOPLE and DANCE have always been a huge part of her life. She choreographed Indian folk dances for NMIMS University and for several non-profits in India and also conducted Bollywood dance workshops for kids in New York City.

Instagram- @isha.bollypop
Facebook- @Isha Patel